How to use this book; where to watch birds; what to look for; spotting rare birds; shag, gannet, cormorant; geese, swans; ducks; grebes, heron, stork; birds of prey; rails, crake; game birds; waders; pigeons, doves; auks, fulmar; gulls; gulls, terns; owls; hoopoe, nightjar, cuckoo, kingfisher; woodpeckers; swift, swallow, martins; larks, pipits, dunnock; wagtails; waxwing, dipper, wren, shrikes; warblers; flycatchers, chats; thrushes, oriole; thrushes, starling; tits; tit, nuthatch, crests, treecreeper; finches; crossbill, crows; sparrows, buntings; feeding birds; make a bird-feeder; useful words; going further; scorecard.